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Thurles (IRE)
12:15
Molony Cup Handicap Chase
Thurles (IRE) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €9.90 Place: €3 €4.20 €3.50 Exacta: €209.40 Tricast: €2134.68 Trifecta: €518.70
Non-Runners: Baldur's Gate (unsuitable ground), Easy Bucks (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m6½f 2m1½f 2m½f 2m2½f 2m6f
1st
Midfield - in touch with leaders 9th - went second before 3 out - ridden to lead approaching last - ran on well run-in(op 6/1)
8 G Poor
A M O'Grady 162 lbs 7/1 Won
2m5½f 2m6½f 3m 2m6½f 3m½f
3m 2m2f
2nd
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - ridden 2 out - kept on and went second run-in - no match for winner(op 16/1)
7 M AVG
Ray Hackett 149 lbs 22/1 1.5
2m6½f 2m7½f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m1f
2m7f 3m½f 3m1½f 2m6f 2m½f
3rd
Disputed lead - led clearly 2nd - slow jump 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden when headed approaching last - no extra and lost second run-in
7 G Poor
Norman Lee 147 lbs 14/1 5
3m 2m7f 2m6½f 3m½f 2m7½f
3m 3m 2m7½f 3m½f 2m4f
4th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 9th - lost position when not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - rallied after 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 12/1)
11 G Poor
Aengus King 151 lbs 14/1 7
3m 3m 2m7½f 3m1½f 3m
2m4f 2m5f 2m4f 3m½f 3m½f
5th
Towards rear - midfield 5 out - soon pushed along - some headway from 2 out - never dangerous(op 12/1)
6 G Poor
J P Dempsey 168 lbs 8/1 .75
1m7½f 3m2f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m2f
2m7f 2m5½f 2m7f 3m 3m½f
6th
Never going well - in rear - slow jump 1st - soon niggled along - detached 7th - some headway from 3 out - never dangerous(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
7 M Poor
Eric Larkin 161 lbs 14/1 1
3m2f
3m1f 2m6f 2m6f 2m7f 2m
7th
Prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 8/1)
8 G Poor
John F O'Neill 155 lbs 7/1 .5
3m½f 3m½f 2m3½f 1m4½f 3m
3m½f 3m1½f 2m6f 3m 2m6f
8th
In rear - slow jump 1st - slow jump 2nd - headway from 5 out - in touch with leaders 2 out - no impression approaching last - weakened run-in(op 12/1)
13 G AVG
P J Rothwell 147 lbs 10/1 .5
-
2m2½f 2m7f 2m2½f 2m2½f 2m5½f
9th
Disputed lead - prominent 2nd - weakened from 3 out(op 22/1)
7 G AVG
A M O'Grady 149 lbs 20/1 26
2m1½f 2m7½f 2m1f 2m 2m7f
2m6f 2m4½f 2m7f 2m5½f 2m2½f
10th
Towards rear - no impression from 3 out(tchd 14/1)
9 M Poor
P J Rothwell 150 lbs 12/1 1.25
2m4½f 2m6½f 2m3½f 2m3½f 3m1f
2m 2m5f 2m3½f 2m6½f 2m6f
11th
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 5 out - weakened after 4 out(tchd 7/1)
9 G Poor
Patrick G Kelly 168 lbs 8/1 16
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m1½f
3m1½f 2m7f 2m6½f 2m4½f 2m6f
12th
Midfield - reminders after 5th - towards rear 9th - struggling and weakened from 5 out(tchd 50/1)
7 G Poor
Patrick T Foley 158 lbs 40/1 3.5
-
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m7f 2m5½f
99th
Towards rear - headway from 4 out - in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened quickly after 2 out - soon eased - pulled up approaching last - blood in nostrils (jockey said gelding hung left and stopped going to the last fence; vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)
7 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 5/2F -
-
3m1½f 3m1f 2m7f 3m2f 3m½f
99th
In touch with leaders - ridden and lost position from 6th - detached 9th - pulled up before 4 out
4 G Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 146 lbs 33/1 -
3m2f